Eni S.p.A. (ADR) (E)

Eni is well positioned in areas which are unavailable to US firms due to trade embargoes and whatnot. The company also supplies many parts of the world that do not have access to other oil companies.

Plus it has a fantastic dividend.

Likes: Oil = inflation hedge, International exposure, ~5% dividend, wildcard of a break-up $ bonanza, stock price should pick up when GDP's start gaining steam
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Dislikes: lot of exposure/partnerships with Russians (unreliable and unpredictable communists), $1-2B exposure in Iran, Italian government owns 30% (socialists), high risk of stock price drop off over the next six months due to economic see-saw.

activist investor contemplating breakup of assets to unlock value.

Corporate raider wants to break it up (WSJ). Commodities heading up as dollar retreats. Energy demand up. Opec cuts.

Time to once again drill for oil on the floor of the NYSE.

Let’s start with the basics: 7%+ Dividend with healthy growth and payout ratios, P/E of 7, 40% debt to equity, and 15%+ ROI

This is a major stable and reputable integrated foreign oil & gas play. Over time the price of oil will be rising, which will play out well for E. They own a few of their own rigs (through subsidiary Saipem), including some very high capability ones, which helps them control their exploration costs (don’t pay the rig a profit margin).

May not be a rocket ride of a pick but it will be a long term producer of earnings and dividend.

value pick
dividend almost at 5%

High Safe Yield Play

bull

energy is going up

Passed both the Peter Lynch Screener as well as The Contrarian Screener. I have never tried that cmbo before so I thought I would give it a shot. Peter Lynch gives a strong growth approach, however I like growth stocks that have been beaten up.

E WITH 8% YIELD WITH A MORE IMPRESSIVE BALANCE
SHEET THAN ANY SA OIL INTERGRATED .

set back w/unexpected events and opportunities for joint ventures need pipeline projects to deliver profit to stock holders this is the new roi machine for cash starved investors

good, solid company - should survive this recession

E has major ongoing E and P projects, Africa and other locations, very few refining operations and is well positioned to come on strong when the global economy sstarts recovering. In the meantime they are now yielding a 9 +% dividend well in excess of other majors even if it gets reduced down somewhat.

Div model play - high stable div with acceptable div cover

Okay, too much has been played out on the drop of oil prices. Here is a good value stocks with a great dividend. a Bit more risky than some dividend stocks but poised to move. A good add to a portfolio of dividend plays.

An italian oil major, this company is very neutral and able to drill in areas other oil majors cannot, like certain parts of Africa and Kazakhstan (including the giant oil field Kashagan). Solid dividend and the stock is selling at a hefty discount compared to industry peers and even below the book value.

Italian energy company which has been oversold. Trades at very low multiples.

Good reserves. Being Italian, will benefit from being able to drill where the US is not likely. Great dividends.